stake out; lie in wait
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lie in wait; to stake out; to maintain a hidden surveillance for capture
Primarily used in law enforcement and criminal investigation contexts to describe the tactic of hiding and waiting for a suspect to appear.
Jǐng警
chá察
zài在
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
jiā家
mén门
kǒu口
dūn蹲
shǒu守
le了
sān三
tiān天
sān三
yè夜
。
The police staked out the suspect's doorway for three days and three nights.
Jīng经
guò过
lián连
yè夜
dūn蹲
shǒu守
，
jǐng警
fāng方
zhōng终
yú于
zhuā抓
huò获
le了
fàn贩
dú毒
tuán团
huǒ伙
。
After lying in wait overnight, the police finally captured the drug trafficking ring.
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Dūn蹲
shǒu守
shì是
zhēn侦
pò破
cǐ此
lèi类
àn案
jiàn件
de的
zhòng重
yào要
shǒu手
duàn段
zhī之
yī一
。
Stakeouts are one of the important means for solving this type of case.